Welcome to the final episode of 2025. In this episode, we thought it would be a good time to revisit a topic we actually covered around this time a few years ago.

Episode 142: Proust Questionnaire - The Inside Job Edition is one of our most popular episodes, and we think part of that is because so many of you listeners used the questions in that episode as conversation prompts.

As you know from our recent series about conversations that count, we're big believers in using conversations as a tool for self-understanding, better relationships, better management, and for better culture at work.

In fact, we're such big believers that we've created our very own tool for conversation starters that we're giving you a preview of today.

And don't worry. While we will be taking a little bit of a break for the holidays, we'll be back with new episodes in 2026.

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We all know that deepening our knowledge in certain areas related to our work is a good idea, but how many of us have several articles saved to read later or classes we've signed up for but haven't yet completed?

This topic came up for us because we realized recently we'd both been struggling to make time to focus on a few things we'd been wanting to learn, and knew we weren't alone in that struggle.

This week, we're making time to talk about learning and how we make time, or don't, to learn as professionals.

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Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com.

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There's a reason stress reduction is a billion-dollar industry. There's so much stress right now that a lot of our clients have lost the ability to tell what stress is working for them and what stress is working against them.

We're in the homestretch of the college application process with our kids, and the stress that comes along with the entire process is a perfect example of why we wanted to talk about this topic on the podcast this week.

If you've been feeling stressed, burnt out, or overwhelmed, this episode is for you.

Listen in and join the discussion on LinkedIn (Eric | Nayla).

Inside Job is brought to you by Nayla Bahri and Eric Johnson.

To learn more about the ideas and resources discussed in this episode, us and our work, and to join our mailing list, visit the show notes at insidejobthepodcast.com.

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